Best Albums of 2002

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Listed below are the best albums of 2002 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2002 year summaryThe best artists of 2002 were Wilco, Interpol, Coldplay, The Flaming Lips, Queens Of The Stone Age, Broken Social Scene, Beck, Sigur Rós, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Porcupine Tree.

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Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,639 charts

Rank Score:

20,584

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Average Rating:

85 (1,914 votes)

Comments:

172

Turn On The Bright Lights

Interpol

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,253 charts

Rank Score:

14,939

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Average Rating:

84 (1,582 votes)

Comments:

127

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,311 charts

Rank Score:

13,332

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Overall Rank:

102

Average Rating:

79 (2,155 votes)

Comments:

182

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,270 charts

Rank Score:

12,051

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Queens Of The Stone Age

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,105 charts

Rank Score:

11,670

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Overall Rank:

128

Average Rating:

83 (1,488 votes)

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You Forgot It In People

Broken Social Scene

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

616 charts

Rank Score:

6,140

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Overall Rank:

291

Average Rating:

83 (693 votes)

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Sea Change

Beck

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

701 charts

Rank Score:

5,358

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Overall Rank:

340

Average Rating:

80 (952 votes)

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Sigur Rós

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

638 charts

Rank Score:

4,729

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Red Hot Chili Peppers

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

581 charts

Rank Score:

4,133

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Overall Rank:

437

Average Rating:

76 (1,058 votes)

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10.

In Absentia

Porcupine Tree

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

400 charts

Rank Score:

3,655

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Overall Rank:

494

Average Rating:

81 (579 votes)

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Best Albums of 2002 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	13	1%
King Crimson	2	0%
Coil	2	0%
Badly Drawn Boy	2	0%
Porcupine Tree	2	0%
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.	2	0%
Tom Waits	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	465	47%
	186	19%
	39	4%
	36	4%
	36	4%
	27	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	929	93%
Yes	71	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	959	96%
Yes	41	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

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